Past Progressive Story 4, Page 1 Past Progressive Story 4 (Past Continuous) By Really Learn English Visit the Past Progressive (Continuous) Section for More Resources Who were they? What were they doing? What was happening? Mitch was always driving his motorcycle too fast. Yesterday after work, Mitch was driving his motorcycle home. While everyone else was driving slowly, he was speeding through the streets. He wasn't paying attention and was driving too fast when he saw the police officer. While the police officer was directing traffic, he saw Mitch speeding down the street. He was waving his arms when Mitch stopped. The police officer wrote him a traffic ticket for speeding. Mitch was not feeling happy when he arrived home. ITEM#3847520941
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 2 Past Progressive Story 4 Exercises A. Answer the following questions. Use the Past Progressive tense. 1. Where was Mitch driving his motorcycle yesterday after work? What was Mitch doing while everyone else was driving slowly? 2. What was Mitch doing when he saw the police officer? What was the police officer doing when he saw Mitch speeding down the street? 3. How was Mitch feeling when he arrived home from work? B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions. Examples for the sentence I was reading when you called. Negative: I was not reading when you called. Yes/No Question: Was I reading when you called? WH-Question: What was I doing when you called? Tag Question: I was reading when you called, wasn't I?
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 3 1. Mitch was always driving his motorcycle too fast. Negative: Yes/No Question: WH-Question: Tag Question: 2. While everyone else was driving slowly, he was speeding through the streets. Negative: Yes/No Question: WH-Question: Tag Question: 3. He was waving his arms. Negative: Yes/No Question: WH-Question: Tag Question:
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 4 C. Read the description and write down what it is. Use the box below for help. motorcycle police officer street traffic traffic ticket speeding work waving 1. It shows that a person did something wrong while driving and must pay a fine. What is it? 2. It is movement of your hands or arms in the air. What is it? 3. It is the movement of cars on a road. What is it? 4. It is a vehicle with two wheels. What is it? 5. It is movement at a fast pace. What is it? 6. It is your job. What is it? 7. It is a person who enforces the law. Who is it? 8. It is a public road in a city or town. What is it?
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 5 Past Progressive Story 4 Answers A. Answer the following questions. Use the Past Progressive tense. 1. Where was Mitch driving his motorcycle yesterday after work? What was Mitch doing while everyone else was driving slowly? Yesterday after work, Mitch was driving his motorcycle home. While everyone else was driving slowly, Mitch was speeding through the streets. 2. What was Mitch doing when he saw the police officer? What was the police officer doing when he saw Mitch speeding down the street? Mitch wasn't paying attention and was driving too fast when he saw the police officer. The police officer was directing traffic when he saw Mitch speeding down the street. 3. How was Mitch feeling when he arrived home from work? Mitch was not feeling happy when he arrived home from work.
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 6 B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions. 1. Mitch was always driving his motorcycle too fast. Negative: Mitch was not always driving his motorcycle too fast. Yes/No Question: Was Mitch always driving his motorcycle too fast? WH-Question: Who was always driving his motorcycle too fast? Tag Question: Mitch was always driving his motorcycle too fast, wasn't he? 2. While everyone else was driving slowly, he was speeding through the streets. Negative: While everyone else was driving slowly, he was not speeding through the streets. Yes/No Question: While everyone else was driving slowly, was he speeding through the streets? WH-Question: What was he doing while everyone else was driving slowly? Tag Question: While everyone else was driving slowly, he was speeding through the streets, wasn't he?
Past Progressive Story 4, Page 7 3. He was waving his arms. Negative: He was not waving his arms. Yes/No Question: Was he waving his arms? WH-Question: What was he waving? Tag Question: He was waving his arms, wasn't he? C. Read the description and write down what it is. Use the box below for help. 1. It shows that a person did something wrong while driving and must pay a fine. What is it? traffic ticket 2. It is movement of your hands or arms in the air. What is it? waving 3. It is the movement of cars on a road. What is it? traffic 4. It is a vehicle with two wheels. What is it? motorcycle 5. It is movement at a fast pace. What is it? speeding 6. It is your job. What is it? work 7. It is a person who enforces the law. Who is it? police officer 8. It is a public road in a city or town. What is it? street Use our ESL (English as a Second Language) materials in your lessons.
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